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Where does “clog” come from?

clog (Irish) comes from Middle Irish cloc, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

clog (Irish): bell; clock; blowball, clock

Definitions

  1. bell; clock; blowball, clock

Ancestry of “clog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishclocbell; clock
2Old Irishclocbell; clock
3Proto-Celticklokkosbell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—

Words derived from “clog”

  • clocásach
  • clogaire
  • clogaireacht
  • clogra
  • clogás
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →